Briefings
Deep Dives
Staff Writer Diego Carney analyzes what the Central American Parliament is and how it is used as a vessel for corruption by Central American politicians and businessmen.
Staff writer Candace Graupera explores Venezuela’s current political and economic crisis. The West’s initial opposition to Maduro’s presidency is fragmenting and Venezuela’s future hangs in the balance of becoming a failed state or waning off their oil dependence to become a more diversified economy.
Staff writer, Milica Bojovic, examines the importance of securing actual self-determination rights to indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere .
Staff writer, Candace Graupera, investigates the role Latin American grassroots movements play in promoting reproductive rights movements within the United States.
Staff Writer Milica Bojovic discusses the challenges and successes of the South American trade bloc Mercosur and whether or not it has been effective within the region.
Guest Writer Gabriel Manetas examines President Jair Bolsonaro’s evolving trade rhetoric with China amidst the U.S.-China trade dispute and its reshaping of Southern geopolitics.
Contributing Editor A.J. Manuzzi details the poor state of the Argentine economy and explains how weak and corrupt institutions present a major challenge.
Staff Writer Ingrid Fontes uses the example of the fires in the Amazon Forest to examine how globalization facilitates the spread of information yet does not—or cannot—entail solutions or change to these issues.
Design Editor Camila Weinstock deconstructs the American fascination with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
Staff Writer Samantha Diaz explains the political atmosphere that enabled Brazilian President-elect Bolsonaro’s election and the parallels between his and Trump’s proposed policies.
Design Editor Camila Weinstock writes on Brazil’s storied history with right-wing politics and the factors contributing to President-elect Bolsonaro’s rise.
Design Editor Camila Weinstock elucidates the ramifications of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States and those of the earlier 9/11 authoritarian coup in Chile.
Staff Writer Stephanie Hernandez discusses the organization and motivations of the student protests in Nicaragua that have left more than 200 dead since April.
Guest Writer Reagan Williams explores the ramifications, challenges, and future of Latin American democracies.
Staff Writer Stephanie Hernandez identifies the key challenges in the preserving the Temporary Protection Status for El Salvadoran migrants under the current administration.
Staff Writer Stephanie Hernandez explains the difficulties securitizing urban Brazil.
Staff Writer Stephanie Hernandez explains the importance of internet access in Cuba.
Staff Writer Angela Pupino explains Jamaican nurses’ central role in healthcare history.
Staff Writer Gretchen Cloutier explores China’s growing influence in Latin America through development projects.
Guest Writer Camille Torres unpacks the difficulties that the current model of immigrant assimilation in America incurs.
Staff Writer Laura Thompson analyzes how Rousseff’s impeachment may allow underlying corruption to be swept under the rug.
Staff Writer Gretchen Cloutier examines the political landscape of Venezuela.
Staff Writer Gretchen Cloutier compares all candidates positions on issues affecting Latin America.
Staff Writer Gretchen Cloutier analyzes the consequences of Paraguay’s restrictive abortion policies.
Executive Editor William Kakenmaster explores U.S. Intervention and Expanded Conceptualizations of Peace and Democracy.
Staff Writer Gretchen Cloutier unpacks the economic, political, and social crises in Brazil.